Chapter 4: Let the sparks fly
Disclaimer: I. Don't. Own. Naruto.
I watch her bounce around, chasing after her beloved Sasuke. Where do I stand? When do I come in?
Tonight was the festival. I had asked her to go with me. Her responce was simple. She would go with me because Sasuke was going with Sakura.
I felt like I was wasting my time. Maybe she wasn't worth it.
-----Festival------
"I can't believe she went with him! This is so not fair!!" Ino kept protesting.
I lay there, looking up at the sky regretfully. I couldn't believe I had been so stupid as to think Ino would go with me because she wanted to be with me.
Ino stopped ranting suddenly, making me look up at her. "Shikamaru?"
"What?" I turned my attention back to the sky.
"What's wrong?" Ino seemed to be somewhat worried.
"I asked you to come with me because I wanted to be with you. I didn't want you to come with me because I was a last resort." I turned over, looking at the sky behind the mountains.
"..." I heard Ino laying down beside me. "I'm sorry."
"Huh?" I turned over to look at her.
"I'm sorry. Sometimes I can be so stupid and I don't realize it until someone points it out-" Ino's eyes widened as I pressed my lips up against hers.
"Yeah, you can be stupid sometimes, but that must be what keeps me holding onto you." I smiled mischeviously.
Ino giggled.
"What?" My smile faded.
"I always imagined my first kiss to be with Sasuke, but this is beyond anything I could imagine..." Ino paused. "Sure it's not with Sasuke but..."
I let my face fall. He came into the picture again.
"At this point, there's no one I'd love to be with more than you, Shika-kun." Ino snuggled into me, I felt red line my cheeks.
"There's no one I'd rather want to be with than you, Ino." I smiled, satisfied.
ShikaIno. Finally. It took me awhile to come up with something to do for Shikamaru and Ino, and I still think it's kinda lame, but, I got it done.
Okay, so now, I'm taking requests. If you have a pairing that you want me to do, just tell me (mention if you have ideas to get said people together) and I'll do my best to write one.
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